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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › South East › Canterbury Getting here
51.27936, 1.07981
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Building scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Box Bug +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Box Bug +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Capillary Thread-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Red Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Black Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Stour Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 82.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map 206 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 18 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 183 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 183 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Stour Way Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Pilgrims Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Guildhall Street at night
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Wildlife to spot
17,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,498 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Mistle Thrush +8
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Badger Meles meles Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,498 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Song Thrush · Mistle Thrush +8
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Brown Rat · Red Fox +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Badger Meles meles Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
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